2. #IWishMyTeam
Interesting Questions
• Why can’t I convince my team to do TDD?
• Why can’t we get over “putting fires” all the time?
• What am I supposed to do as a lead exactly?
• Why can’t I seem to hire all those people I read about in
agile books?
• What am I supposed to do with that bad apple in the
team?
• Am I going to lose my friends?
3. #IWishMyTeam
About
Author The Art of Unit Testing
Notes to a Software Team Leader
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8. #IWishMyTeam
I Wish My Team…
did more unit testing,
made it in time to standup meeting in the morning,
would have more time to do things right
...
http://5whys.com
15. #IWishMyTeam
“Management, done
right, is a tough job”
“That’s why you get paid more”
“Many managers like to take the money, but not do all
the hard parts”
Leading yourself and others -- Gerald M Weinberg
http://5whys.com
30. How do we lose quality? #IWishMyTeam
Part #1
1.Dilemma: Write tests, or
get it done?
2.Answer – No time! fix
the fire, get it done!
3.Feeling == good
http://5whys.com
31. ONE WEEK LATER #IWishMyTeam
1.Dilemma: Write tests, or
get it done?
2.What did we do last
time? How did it feel?
3.Answer – Felt good to
ship. Let’s do it again!
4.Feeling == good http://5whys.com
33. #IWishMyTeam
We need to get out of
survival mode
because we want to have time
to learn
because we want to grow our
team to solve their own
problems http://5whys.com
40. #IWishMyTeam
Course Jan 31:
Elastic Leadership
•roy@osherove.com
•Leadership skills to succeed in an agile world
•(Also in non agile world)
•find out more at 5whys.com
53. #IWishMyTeam
I feel horrible
• Because I see
• The sadness in their eyes
• When they find out that
• the product
• Doesn’t even have log files
• This thing is doomed
54. #IWishMyTeam
• When they find out
• That the product
• Doesn’t even have log files
• This thing is doomed